Beyond the apsara : celebrating dance in Cambodia / editors, Stephanie Burridge, Fred Frumberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burridge, Stephanie, editor.

Frumberg, Fred, editor.

Series:

Celebrating dance in Asia and the Pacific ; 1.

Celebrating dance in Asia and the Pacific ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Cambodia.

Dance.

Cambodia.

Physical Description:

xxii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

"This collection of articles and interviews documents and celebrates the resurgence of dance in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. It honours not only the remarkable commitment of the few remaining masters of the art of dance who are reviving and preserving the famous classical dances, but also the courage and resolution of a generation of young artists who are imaginatively pursuing their passion to forge new paths in contemporary dance. The volume will be of interest to academics and students of cultural studies, fine arts, history, and South Asian studies, as well as to dance institutions and departments, dance critics, dancers, choreographers, and dance lovers." --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Stephanie Burridge

Royal dances of Cambodia : revival and preservation / Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi

"I am a Cambodian classical dancer" : a personal story / Hun Pen

Dance education in Cambodia / Chey Chankethya

Don't even think about having me / Toni Shapiro-Phim

Rodin and the Apsara / Thierry Bayle

Cambodians dancing beyond borders : three contemporary examples / Pornrat Damrhung

Transmission of the invisible : form and essence / Peter Chin

Dancing off centre / Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

Platforms for change : Cambodia and contemprary dance from the Asia-Pacific region / Stephanie Burrdige

Beyond revival and preservation : contemporary dance in Cambodia / Fred Frumberg

Artist interviews and biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-216) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Beyond the apsara.

ISBN:

9780415564458

041556445X

OCLC:

537146285